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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes+ O1 @& W$ X1 q; O0 t$ G4 T
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Alberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.
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. }/ S* H1 b7 i. {6 v% Y8 q本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通./ P9 ?' K0 \! f
s2 [, j1 P- G, \) f) R+ V持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车., q! W( s& Z" r0 ]. o
- h* B0 K" v5 h T# O, Z; }据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.$ C$ Y# U- e/ G4 f+ a7 K
. o+ c5 X$ a' c$ s9 ~“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”- G! b6 R+ t, N( L" n' N
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Power说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.! w, z% h) a! N
% d: _! W' [! U' K( `1 \+ z目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).# ?9 `- P6 J. C
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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' x4 F6 D# S/ F8 I* x F5 K- oStudents at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term. b6 K" W; A6 ]% z2 K
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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The U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.) O1 t( Q! z6 |$ i8 f v
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"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."
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4 [/ n! C( O9 @! l0 v8 c( ZPower said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall.
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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